Although Time Warner Cable's deal to carry CBS-owned TV stations on its systems around the country (including New York and Los Angeles) expired Sunday, the two sides have agreed to a short extension while negotiations continue.

That neither side has taken out advertisements criticizing each other or warning consumers of the possible loss of signals, which often happens during talks like these, is seen as a sign that the discussions have not gotten adversarial.

With executives already starting to disappear for long weekends surrounding Thursday's Fourth of July holiday, serious negotiations are unlikely to resume until next week.

NEWINGTON – Mickey Gurzenda is accustomed to pitching in relief. Over the past three seasons that Southington South has played together, manager Chris LaPorte said, Gurzenda has pitched in a starting role once.

Vice President Joe Biden's associates have resumed discussions about a 2016 presidential run after largely shelving such deliberations while his son was sick and dying earlier this year. But Biden has yet to tell his staff whether he will run or personally ask them to do any planning for a potential...